Supporting Broadband Tower Facilities in Rural America on Federal Properties Managed by the Department of the Interior, 1511-1512 [2018-00628]

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Title 3—
Memorandum of January 8, 2018
The President
Supporting Broadband Tower Facilities in Rural America on
Federal Properties Managed by the Department of the Interior
Memorandum for the Secretary of the Interior
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. It is the policy of the executive branch to use all viable
tools to accelerate the deployment and adoption of affordable, reliable, modern high-speed broadband connectivity in rural America, including rural
homes, farms, small businesses, manufacturing and production sites, tribal
communities, transportation systems, and healthcare and education facilities.
Lowering the costs of broadband deployment to rural areas can strengthen
the business case for broadband facilities deployment and therefore amplify
investments in broadband infrastructure. To that end, the executive branch
will seek to make Federal assets more available for rural broadband deployment, with due consideration of national security concerns.
Sec. 2. Supporting Broadband Deployment. (a) The Secretary of the Interior
(Secretary) shall develop a plan to support rural broadband development
and adoption by increasing access to tower facilities and other infrastructure
assets managed by the Department of the Interior (DOI), consistent with
applicable law and to the extent practicable. DOI shall draft model terms
and conditions for use in securing tower facilities and other infrastructure
assets for broadband deployment.
(b) Within 180 days of the date of this memorandum, the Secretary shall
report to the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy recording DOI’s progress in identifying the assets that can be used to support
rural broadband deployment and adoption.
Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this memorandum shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency,
or the head thereof; or
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(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This memorandum shall be implemented consistent with applicable
law and subject to the availability of appropriations.
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any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities,
its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 9 (Friday, January 12, 2018)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 1511-1512]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00628]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 9 / Friday, January 12, 2018 /
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Title 3--
The President
[[Page 1511]]
Memorandum of January 8, 2018
Supporting Broadband Tower Facilities in Rural
America on Federal Properties Managed by the Department
of the Interior
Memorandum for the Secretary of the Interior
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Policy. It is the policy of the executive
branch to use all viable tools to accelerate the
deployment and adoption of affordable, reliable, modern
high-speed broadband connectivity in rural America,
including rural homes, farms, small businesses,
manufacturing and production sites, tribal communities,
transportation systems, and healthcare and education
facilities. Lowering the costs of broadband deployment
to rural areas can strengthen the business case for
broadband facilities deployment and therefore amplify
investments in broadband infrastructure. To that end,
the executive branch will seek to make Federal assets
more available for rural broadband deployment, with due
consideration of national security concerns.
Sec. 2. Supporting Broadband Deployment. (a) The
Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) shall develop a
plan to support rural broadband development and
adoption by increasing access to tower facilities and
other infrastructure assets managed by the Department
of the Interior (DOI), consistent with applicable law
and to the extent practicable. DOI shall draft model
terms and conditions for use in securing tower
facilities and other infrastructure assets for
broadband deployment.
(b) Within 180 days of the date of this memorandum,
the Secretary shall report to the Director of the
Office of Science and Technology Policy recording DOI's
progress in identifying the assets that can be used to
support rural broadband deployment and adoption.
Sec. 3. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this
memorandum shall be construed to impair or otherwise
affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This memorandum shall be implemented consistent
with applicable law and subject to the availability of
appropriations.
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(c) This memorandum is not intended to, and does
not, create any right or benefit, substantive or
procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any
party against the United States, its departments,
agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or
agents, or any other person.
(Presidential Sig.)
THE WHITE HOUSE,
Washington, January 8, 2018
[FR Doc. 2018-00628
Filed 1-11-18; 8:45 am]
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